Church of Sweden

The Church of Sweden is the national church of Sweden, founded in 1536 by King Gustav I Vasa. It became Lutheran at the 1593 Uppsala Synod, and, during the 20th century, it adopted liberal views such as support for human rights, the ordination of women as priests, and the consecration of same-sex marriages. It ceased to be the official religion of Sweden in 2000, but, by 2018, it made up 57.7% of the population; it had steadily decreased since it made up 95.2% of the population in 1972.